he clearly said hes shooting target loads...normal 2 3/4 light loads...but shooting 200 a day does tear you up...ive done 100-150 a good number of times and thats from the ages of 10 or so till 15...but i also find it fun to blast away with a fal...a fully auto 308...the gun is fairly light for what it is and does kick...if you dont think about it and enjoy yourself you should be okay with most recoil...you hand me a machine gun and a loaded mag it puts a smile on my face and the thrill makes the kick like nothing..so maybe im used to recoil...i tend to believe after all the shooting ive done i am getting used to it..shot my friends 300 weatherby mag out of a m70 featherweight shot about 5 rounds for him...he loads and loaded them to the max...kicked pretty good but im okay...its all about how you think i believe..yo ugo out shaking just thinking about the shot your going to get wacked hard...you stand up to it sure it might hurt but nothing terrible...